Butter-mold



D. (J. SPITZER.

BUTTER MOLD.

No. 285,851. Patented Oct. 2, 1883.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID C. SPITZER, OF NORTH ROBINSON, OHIO.

BUTTER-MOLD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,851, dated, October 2, 1883. Application filed February 16, 1883. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, DAVID C. SPITZER, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Robinson, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Butter-Molds, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in'butter-molds, and has for its object the construction and arrangement of a butter-mold in two sections that will admit the butter between said sections, properly mold and imprint the butter or other substance, and at the same time release the same without defacing or injuring it after the molding is completed. I attain these objects by means of the construction of parts, which will be more fully pointed out in the specification and claim.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved mold, showing thetwo sections closed, forming an opening in which the butter or other substances to be molded are pressed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the partition-bars, opening-spring, and cavity for but- Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same, showing the shape of the inside of mold.

Similar letters refer to similar parts through- -out the drawings.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a mold ready for the reception of plastic substances-such as butter, lard, jelly, or like substances-designed for pressing into pound or half-pound prints or blocks. Mold A is constructed in two sections, B and B, alike in formation and about equal in size. The two parts B and B are joined at their backs by means of a hinge, c, on which the said parts swing when they are opened and shut, for the removal of the molded substances. A retaining-spring, D, is secured to the front face of the part B, and extends laterally across the face of part B. Said spring is perforated to receive a projecting pin, a, as shown in Figs.

1 and 2. On the inner edge of the lower part of the half-section B is secured a flexible spring, d, its outer curved face resting against the opposite edge of section B, and the curved point of said spring extending into a cavity, 6, formed in section B for its reception. A handle, 0, is secured to the section B,by which the operator holds the mold when filling the same, or when opening the sections to remove the molded article or print. Sections B and B are inwardly recessed, the side walls of said recesses being formed outwardly inclined to the points h h, or about half their depth; from points h h they converge at a sharp angle, terminating and meeting, when both sections are closed at point i, forming a bottom for the mold, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The end walls of said recesses are formed square or with their inner faces straight. The purpose of the above formation is to give the molded substance a roof-shaped upper surface, and at the same time permit of its easy removal from the mold. On the inner face of each sharp incline, and about the center of the same, are secured two ribs, 9 and 9, one on each section,

for the purpose of marking the substance molded into half-pound prints or blocks, as the case may be. An acorn-print or other figure is formed on each side of ribs 9 and g in the bottom of the mold.

. The operation is as follows: Press the mold down through the butter or other substance to be molded, and then bear either right or left, raise the mold out, and empty the same.

Having described my invention,what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- The combination of the sections B and B, forming cavity F, and having ribs 9 and g, with hinge 0, spring (I, retaining-spring D, pin a, and handle 0, substantially as shown and specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID C. SPITZER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM GEARHART, J M. BOGAN. 

